Xinjiang led by 11 points before Guangsha started to defend the zone at 3:20 of the third quarter. How does
’s two-digit score difference come about?
The weak advantage established in the first quarter was narrowed to 3 points in the second quarter as Guangsha's three forwards, Zhu Junlong, Li Jinxiao and Wu Xiao, hit consecutive jump shots. Then, Xinjiang speeded up and continuously used defense to counterattack , quickly widening the point difference to double digits. Since then, Guangsha has not turned around again.
pair, defense + counterattack , the focus is on defense! This is what Coach Qiu said in the post-game interview, "It is still through defense (to win the game)."
In the offensive and defensive stage (specifically, "one-to-four combination", targeting Telles and Jones), Xinjiang relied on tacit cooperation and fast pace to withstand the counterattacks of Guangsha's offensive end one after another. , the reason why the double-digit advantage was maintained until the end was that defense played the most critical role compared to offense.
Because the success rate of Xinjiang’s offensive and defensive operations is not high!
However, what is different from the past is that this time the offense and defense are a bit "abnormal". The abnormality of
is that in the 15 minutes and 20 seconds of offensive and defensive zone, is best at playing less and less in the paint area, and the least good at 3-point high-quality and high-yield . The specific data are as follows.
shooting percentage:
made 3 of 10 shots in the paint, shooting only 30% - the season average is 54%;
made 6 of 14 from outside, shooting 42.9% - the season average is 31.5%; (if Sirzati's final shot is not counted He missed a shot in 11 seconds of garbage time and really opened up his posture to attack the zone defense. His 3-point shooting rate was even as high as 46.1%!)
overall made 9 of 24 shots and a shooting rate of 37.5% - lower than the season average of 45.7% and lower than this game's offense. 50% when marking people, not counting, there were 3 pass errors in the middle of the offensive zone;
shots accounted for:
paint area accounted for 41.6% - the season average is about 62%;
outside shots accounted for 58.4% ——The season average is about 31.6%;
only made 4 free throws, and the number of free throws per unit time was 0.26, which was lower than 0.40 when attacking man.
In addition, during the offensive and defensive period, Xinjiang scored a total of 26 points, but only 6 points in the paint area, 18 points in 3-pointers, and 2 points in free throws.
In fact, if we don’t consider that Xinjiang is the protagonist of offense and zone defense, this kind of data performance is actually normal. Zone defense originally defends the paint area and misses the outside line. But precisely because it is Xinjiang, it is easy for people to feel a little abnormal. In the past, Xinjiang's offense and defense have not been good, and the three-point score has always been unreliable. In the end, the problem was solved by Jones or Abramovich's personal hard work in the paint area.
Coach Qiu has thought about many tactics that can end in the paint area. After Jones went to the line to cover, he made a serpentine breakthrough and shot the mid-range shot. He broke through to attract the opponent's center to help defend and then passed through Abdu who was placed in the bottom corner. Wu Guanxi inserted into the inside to pass the ball. Abdul stepped in and dealt cards to the outside, Zhu Xuhang stepped in and turned around to shoot... and so on. The main reason why
's efficiency has always been poor is that the center cannot move away without a basket. Subsequently, the tactics of offensive and defensive are very limited and the method is very simple. The center has no basket, and the paint area is always crowded. It has to be forced to solve. The only ones who can solve it are Abdul and Jones. Moreover, under a single offensive method, the two cannot sustain their output. As the season progresses, , as each team becomes familiar with Xinjiang's offensive and defensive style of play, it will only become more difficult for Jones and Abramovich.
Coach Qiu cannot possibly not know that the team has had problems with offense and defense in the past few games. Therefore, the so-called "abnormality" cannot be ruled out as the result of proactive changes.
During the offensive and defensive period, in addition to free throws, Jones hit a 3-pointer, and Abudu hit a floater and a 3-pointer - the priceless 5 points at the critical moment eliminated Guangsha's last reversal. flames. The remaining points mainly came from the 3 points of Iliforati (1 goal), Telles (1 goal), and Qi Lin (2 goals).
Judging from the results, it at least proves that there is nothing wrong with the formation guided by Qiu. Everyone who can shoot is put up. Those who finally seize the outside opportunities are also the more accurate shooters in the team (or the ones with hot hands in this game) , especially Director Qiu’s trust in Iliforati at the end is admirable.
Therefore, his good offensive and defensive 3-point shooting in this campaign cannot be completely considered as a superb performance.
The changes are not only trusting young people and using small lineups to place pitchers, but also adjustments to the playing style. After habitually relying on Jones and Abramovich to repeatedly miss the basket in the paint area, has added rapid ball transmission, offensive speed and sudden points.
Abdul's 3-pointer from the bottom corner came from a quick pass from the outside; Yiliforati's 3-pointer from the bottom corner and Jones' 45-degree open 3-pointer both came from Abdul's sudden score; Qi Lin's 3-pointer It comes from the transition between offense and defense (quick conduction); and Telles' 3 points came from a single block shot from the top line (quick offense).
However, no matter whether the 3-point shooting is good or bad, the performance of the offensive and defensive paint area needs to be paid attention to. If Daqiu is not there, the efficiency of the paint area will be lower, let alone Daqiu is there?
Xinjiang should be able to do better, especially with the intervention of Abdul and Zhu Xuhang. While handling the situation decisively, they must also be good at utilizing their own advantages in play.
Although Abdu does not have the conditions for Zhu Xuhang to make a quick move, he can use his ball-holding ability to attract help from the defense and 45 lines; Zhu Xuhang's mid-range can also continue to expand the threat and increase variables. At the end of the quarter, Zhu Xuhang's jumper attracted Okafor to leave the penalty area and then suddenly assisted Wu Guanxi. This was a relatively successful attempt. Abudu could use his ability to hold the ball and attack the basket to attract assists and assist his teammates. Zhu Xuhang could also use his mid-range threat to try a 45 connection. , Even compared to Team A's attack on the basket, Zhu Xuhang's mid-range threat is greater and the risk is lower.
Now, the entire league knows the 3-point difference in Xinjiang, so most of them choose to defend the zone for a long time. In fact, this is not a bad thing for Xinjiang, because all this happens in the regular season. Every time they encounter a stronger zone defense opponent, Xinjiang has added a practical opportunity to practice offensive and defensive. As time goes by, there will always be more solutions than difficulties. It cannot be ruled out that Xinjiang will become the best offensive and defensive team in the league by then.
Once the offensive and defensive system is completely cracked by Xinjiang, there will be few ways to truly stop Xinjiang. If the offensive capabilities are upgraded, they will be able to go further in the playoffs.
